Abstract
A meta-analysis of data from published papers cannot take the place of a randomized controlled trial, since published papers rarely include negative results. Furthermore, direct gathering of case reports, including negative cases, must be done. So that they can prepare individualized support plans for people with disabilities, service agencies should be provided with a profile of each person's complete list of disabilities and a record of services provided to that person in the past. The campus of a university during the summer season in Japan is a good place to conduct a camp program for neighbors in the community that would focus on improvements in many kinds of behavior. Vocational support for people with disabilities is essential for the improvement of their social life in the community. The training of many additional skilled job coaches is urgently needed. Many parents of people with developmental disabilities have been waiting a long time for the community to develop to the point where their offspring can survive comfortably in the community after the parents have died. Applied behavior analysis can assist in the planning and establishment of such community.
